How to get info (size, duration) from media files (.wav .avi)

[joaopcrodriges]

Hello,

I've been getting information from .avi files with avinfo.
I would like to know if there is a way to do a "ls" command and get file/duration/size

Joao

[scathefire]

as far as file size, sure ls can give you that:

ls -lah filename.avi

leaving the -h will give you byte count. as far as duration, ls will not give you this info

[joaopcrodriges]

as far as file size, sure ls can give you that:

ls -lah filename.avi

leaving the -h will give you byte count. as far as duration, ls will not give you this info

Thanks for the anwser, but my main dought is about the length or duration of the file.
I can have more information with nautilus (like in windows explorer) with a python script but it os not very reliable. I need something in the terminal.

Joao

[reed9]

A good tool for getting all manner of information regarding video files is mediainfo.

[scathefire]

if you have vlc installed, you might be able to get the info you want from it, but you will have to play around with it.

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